Research Article

Next Generation Orthopaedic Implants by Additive Manufacturing Using Electron Beam Melting

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Examples of open-cellular structure CAD models for additive manufacturing using EBM. (a) Dode-thin unit cell/element lattice-mesh structure. (b) Foam structure. (c) Bone unit cell/element lattice structure (http://www.pro-fit.de/).
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